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According to Professor of Environmental Law Seita Romppanen, the sustainability transition poses challenges to law both as a system and as an academic discipline.
For the environment, building something new is almost always the worst solution, Henrik Heräjärvi, Professor of Wood Products Technology, says.
Artificial intelligence and automation are changing the world much like the industrial revolution did, Professor of Embedded Systems Leo Kärkkäinen says.
A working-age person’s strange behaviour may be a sign of frontotemporal dementia – patient-derived cells now provide new insights into the disease. Annakaisa Haapasalo’s interest in the disease was sparked by its complex nature and strong hereditariness.
"Family forms have become increasingly diverse – a change that sometimes escapes attention in Finland,” Professor Anna-Maija Castrén says.
Teachers’ broader expertise in special education would benefit teaching and studying also in higher education institutions. At best, it could even affect employment.
Sonja Kosunen, new professor of general education, has studied the relationship between social class and school in Finland. The topic evokes many emotions but offers an important perspective on the discussion on education policy.
New indicators and methods are constantly being developed to assess the effectiveness of measures taken to promote well-being and health.
According to Professor Tommi Hakala, nanophotonics is a field of science that aims at smaller optical devices and diverse harnessing of light for technology.
The narrative relating to the fence to be built on Finland’s border with Russia is manipulative – and one that has become hegemonic in Finland, says Professor Jussi P. Laine.